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THE RELIEF OF WALES
RELIEF
“The shape of the land and its height a.s.l.”
Above sea level
THE RELIEF OF WALES
This map uses colours to show the height of the land.
Is there another way
to show height?
SPOT HEIGHTS
‘THE HEIGHT OF ONE SPOT’
Join up spot heights with
the same value…...
CONTOUR CONTOUR LINES!LINES!
Lines joining places of equal
height a.s.l.
Time to draw a Relief map of Wales…...
•Draw the 200m contour
•Draw the 400m contour.
•Key:
200-400m
Under 200m
Over 400m
Time to draw a Relief map of Wales…...
Use the atlas to find these mountains & label them on your map:
•Snowdon -1085m
•Cader Idris - 892m
•Pen-y Fan- 886m
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